Reddit reviews Light My Fire Original Swedish FireSteel Army 12,000 Strike Fire Starter
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Compact fire starter designed to light fires in any conditionsProvides 3,000-degree C spark in any weather, at any altitudeIdeal for lighting campfires, stoves, and gas barbecuesStriker lights up small piles of dry grass, paper, and other flammablesLasts for 12,000 strikes; approved by International Survival Instructors Association
Swedish Firesteel.
It's neither flint, magnesium, nor a sharpener. You my friend are now the owner of a Swedish Fire-steel (though it IS Bear Gryllis branded)
http://www.amazon.com/Light-Fire-Original-Swedish-FireSteel/dp/B0013L8D9K
Make a pile of tinder and stroke the tab firmly down the steel (the striker tab should be more squared on one edge) and watch the rain of sparks!
They work magnificently for starting fires!
A magnesium bar would be much shinier and softer for easy shaving.
Nah, firesteel.com don't make that plastic-nub handle thing on the bottom and use a different striker. That looks more like a 'classic' Light-My-Fire Army model.
Edit: That seems to be the generic Coghlan's copy of it actually, based on the striker. I've found Coghlan's products to be hit-or-miss. Mostly miss with critical equipment. I wouldn't recommend getting one.
OP should still get the Firesteel.com one. Superior product in my opinion. I recommend the Gobspark Armageddon as it has a nice handle and optional palm scraper (Get it, worth the money). Makes lighting fire with cold hands easier and you don't scrape the skin off your thumbs with the striker.
the only problems i see are 1: only 10 purification tablets? 2:knife looks pretty terrible. 3: firesteel is too short to get a really good spark out of. but these can all be handled. replace the tablets with household bleach. 2-3 drops in a pint will purify it. take out the tablets and knife to replace with the bleach. then just get [a better firesteel] (http://www.amazon.com/Light-my-Fire-Swedish-Firesteel/dp/B0013L8D9K/ref=pd_sim_sg_77) and put it in there, too. also, the tree saw looks kinda wimpy.
If you're going to be camping, I'd recommend something like this
It's basically a flint and steel on a keyring
I have used a number of different rerro rods, starting with the Doan's on the mag bar. The Coughlin's are ok. The best I have found are from [Light My Fire] (http://www.amazon.com/Light-Fire-Original-Swedish-FireSteel/dp/B0013L8D9K).